HopeAlive scribbled: Man and Milk We sometimes hear the argument, "Man is the only animal that continues to drink milk after being weaned," presuming animals stop milk ingestion because they don't need it, or it is harmful to continue it, and therefore humans should follow suit. Having witnessed sheep wean their lambs, I assure you there is only one reason they stop "drinking milk"--that is because the source is no longer available to them! American mothers often discontinue nursing their babies after a few weeks or months, for their own convenience or necessity, but most children would continue nursing or taking a bottle for years if allowed. Thus the length of time animals or humans nurse their young says nothing about vital nutrients and phytonutrients in the milk and milk's continued benefits. It is not difficult to determine why animals and humans must wean their young--the population of both would have long ceased otherwise as neither animals nor humans can continue nursing the first offspring while at the same time reproducing and nursing others. Until the last century, the average family included seven children. Had they not weaned the lambs within several months or so, our sheep would have had to nurse half a dozen offspring simultaneously before they stopped bearing about 6 years of age. Animals with multiple births could not possibly nurse countless offspring. Except for weaning and forcibly denying a continual supply of milk, animal and human life could not have survived. Certain wild animals do fairly well with raw meat or grazing. However, today's depleted soils on which fruits and vegetables are grown, plus countless other reasons for less-than-optimal human nutrition, give reasons to compensate with nutrient-dense, raw, whole milk from cows grazed on green grass. (Ultrapasteurized milk is another product entirely.)

HopeAlive scribbled: For "The Whole Soy Story," be sure and read the very well documented, shocking book by the same title, written by scientist Kaayla Daniel, PhD.

HopeAlive scribbled: It is indeed unfortunate that this author, like so many vegans, does not differentiate between cow and goat milk, between ultrapasteurized, denatured milk heated to high temperatures; pasteurized, and raw milk. The former have been associated with digestive and allergic health issues. There are also dramatic differences between organic grass fed cows, peacefully exercising in the fresh air and sunshine, and those stressed inside barns, and fed grains and soy, with need for disease treatment, including antibiotics. Many health care practitioners have testified as to the immeasurable differences in the products and the results! One such testimony from Dr. Ron Schmid reads in part: "I have prescribed raw milk from grass-fed animals to my patients for nearly fifteen years. Time and again I have seen allergies clear up and dramatically improved health. Particularly in children, middle ear infections usually disappear and do not recur on raw milk. Both children and adults unable to drink pasteurized milk without problems have thrived on raw milk. In hundreds—perhaps thousands—of my patients using raw milk, not one has ever developed a salmonella, campylobacter, or other raw-milk-related infection. Further declares Dr. Schmid, "There isn't a day that goes by that I'm not thankful that I live in a state where bureaucrats and medical monopolists have not stripped us of what should be an inalienable, constitutional right. I mean the right to purchase raw milk and other healthy, locally produced foods directly from the people who produce them...." For the whole story, see www.realmilk.com